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R. KlLPATRlcK VARIABLE SIGN Filed May 5, 1921 ggm MOM, @ma

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented pr. 17, 1923.

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heit@ VARIABLE SIGN.

Application led May 3,

To all w/tom t may concern Be it lrnown that I, ROBERT L. Kun-Vianen,

a citizen of the United States, residing` at Hempstead, in the county oflNaller and o State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Variable Sign, of which the following is aspecification. This invention relates to new and useful improvements ina variable sign.

One object of the invention is to provide a sign of the characterdescribed, specially adapted to mark graves, and to indicate the nameand other data relative to the deceased.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form of signsupport adapted to carry removable lettered or numbered blocks wherebythe data, carried by the sign, may be easily varied.

The sign, while specially designed for graves, may also be used onhearses, or in stores, shops, or at other places where a variable signmay be required.

lVth the above and other objects in view 1 this invention relates tocertain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use, anexample of which is given in this specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of thesign.

Figure 2 is an end view of the supporting brace, and

Figure 3 is an edge view.

Referring now more particularly to the porting brace, preferably formedof sheet metal in the form of a channel iron.

Secured to this support there is a supporting plate 2 whose face isformed with transverse channels 3, 4 and 5. These channels may be formedin any desired manner. As shown, the upper and lower edges of the plate2 are upturned and crimped over, and opposite said upturned edges andspaced therefrom there are the respective flanges 6 and 7, secured tosaid plate and whose free edges are crimped, or turned .over toward saidrespective upturned edges of the plate. The intermediate channel 4 isformed by the upstanding flanges 8 and 9 which drawings, the numeral 1designates a sup- 1921. Serial No. 466,543.

secured to the plate 2 and spaced apart and whose edges are crimped orturned over toward each other.

Lettered or numbered blocks 10 are fitted endwise into said channels andit is obvious that any name or other data may be thus applied to thesupport, and may also be readily changed as desired.

Three channels, for the blocks, have been provided as these will usuallybe required to contain sufiicient data, although the number may bevaried, as desired.

The plate 2 has transverse slots 11 cut therethrough opposite thechannels and on each side of the support 1. When the blocks are properlylocated in their respective channels they are secured therein by the endblocks 12, 19 which have the bolts 13 passing therethrough and alsothrough the slots l1 and being secured therein by means of the nuts 14C.These end blocks may be easily adjusted along the slots 11 in accordancewith the necessities of the case. lVhen it is desired to remove theblocks from any channel one of the end blocks thereof may be removed andthe blocks 10 then easily taken out and changed as desired.

The plate 2 is secured to the support 1 in any manner desired, as bybolts or screws, and said support extends up above the plate and itsupper end forms a convenient anchor for the attachment of any ornamentalfigure thereto.

lVhat I claim is A variable' sign including a support, a plate attachedthereto whose upper and lower edges are turned outwardly at right anglesto the plate, the edges of said outturned portions being overturned intoparallel relation with said plate, ianges secured to said plate andopposing and spaced from said respective outturned portions, saidflanges standing at right angles to the plate and having their freeedges overturned at right angles toward the corresponding overturnededges of said outstanding portions of said plate, thus forming upper andlower channels, outstanding ianges fastened to said plate and beingspaced apart and spaced from said irst mentioned flanges and havsecuringsaid bolts to said plate. l0 ing their free edges overturned toward eachIn testimony Whereo1 I have signed my other forming an intermediatechannel, sign name to this specification in the presence ot' Carryingblocks itted into the respective two subscribing Witnesses.

channels, each channel having end slots through said plate, end blocksbetween which ROBERT L. KILPATRICK. the sign carrying blocks arelocated, end lVitnesses: bolts fastened to the end blocks and passing H.M. AMBLER,

through said slots and means for adjustably ADA THOMAS.

